Winyah Master Naturalist Course Page
| Date | Topics | Location | Assignments/Reading |
| 3/11 |
Orientation, tools and techniques, observation skills |
Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center |
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| 3/18 |
Bird basics, shore birds, eBird |
Santee Coastal Reserve, meet at HBCD. | |
| 3/25 |
Rocks and Reptiles |
HBDC |
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| 4/01 | Botany and Phenology | Black River Cypress Preserve | |
| 4/08 |
No Class |
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| 4/15 |
No class- Independent project |
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| 4/22 |
The Urban Environment |
Georgetown County Landfill, East Bay Park | |
| 4/29 |
Estuaries and Salt Marshes |
North Inlet
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| 5/06 |
Coastal Forests Book Reports:
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Hobcaw Barony
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| 5/13 |
Beaches and Marine Invertebrates Book reports:
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Huntington Beach State Park | |
| 5/20 |
Rivers and the Watershed Book reports:
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TBD
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| 5/27 |
Wetlands and Wildflowers Book reports:
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Francis Marion National Forest |
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| 6/03 |
Invertebrates and Night Nature |
Kimbel Pond 5:30 PM
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| 6/10 | FINAL EXAM | Graduation 12:00 |
Resources
- Conservation Biology for All (textbook)
- Biodiversity Book (textbook)
- How Many Species are there on Earth and in the Ocean?
- Backyard Conservation Booklet
- Rainwater Harvesting for Homeowners
- South Carolina Home-A-Syst, Clemson Extension
- Rain Gardens, Green Solutions to Stormwater Pollution
- SC State Wildlife Action Plan 2015
- SC Hunting and Fishing License
- Birding 101: An Introduction to Bird Identification, Tools and Techniques
- Bird Watching Basics, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Songbird Wildlife Management Guide
- Characterizing the cultural niches of North American birds
- Coastal Bird Stewardship Toolkit- Audubon
- North American Marsh Bird Survey Protocols
- Patuxent Bird Quiz
- Field identification of the 50 most common plant families in temperate regions
- Familiar Trees of South Carolina
- USA-NPN Botany Primer
- Photosynthesis Overview
- Southern Forested Wetlands, Ecology and Management: Southern Deepwater Swamps
- Ecology of Maritime Forests of the Southern Atlantic Coast: A Community Profile
- Native Plants for Wildlife
